Most Inspiring Video of 2007 for Accidental Pren-hers

Calling all Accidental Pren-hers, women entrepreneurs, and small business owners.

This 4-minute video is the most inspiring video I've seen all year. Every time I watch it, I get a lump in my throat and a big ole grin on my face. In short, this video touches me, deeply.

This video is about Paul Potts -- Mobile phone salesman from Wales who finally decides it's more important to follow his passion, reach beyond his fear, and pluck up the courage to audition for Britain's Got Talent, then to continue being less of who he knows himself to be.

In this video, you will see Paul take the stage, announce with inner knowing and conviction what he was born to do, and deliver Puccini's famous tenor aria, "Nessun Dorma" with the skill, emotion, and finesse of Pavarotti. Watch how the judges and audience react to this amazing man who has decided that he is no longer willing to let anyone or anything get in the way of his happiness any longer.

Then, leave a comment and tell us what you think. Were you as moved, inspired, and overjoyed as I was?

The original Accidental Pren-her™

Author of Discovering Your Inner Samurai: The Entrepreneurial Woman's Journey to Business Success

Comments

[Dana]

Wow! What courage - to stand up in front of those snarly-faced judges, and perform that piece. How symbolic of all the obstacles we face when attempting to live from the heart. Trust your inner knowing and keep going! Nice way to start my Monday. Thanks Susan!

[Marlene Trevisan]

Truly inspiring! I was so struck by his total focus. He knew that he was born to sing and was so in tune with that - he could block everything else out. Susan, thanks for this inspiration to stop being less than I know I can be.

Marlene Trevisan
www.marlenetrevisan.com

[Mike]

It's incredible what some people are capable of when they follow their dreams.

[The Original Accidental Pren-her]

You are all so right! It is amazing what you can do when you follow your dream. "Trust your inner knowing and keep going." Yes, Dana! "Focus . . . and block everthing else out." Yes, Marlene. Indeed, we are all so incredible when we follow our dreams, Mike!

[Linda]

As I wipe tears from my eyes after I watched this not once but twice,I can't help but say how truly inspiring that was. The look in Paul's eyes when he finished singing was what got me- pure love, pure joy, pure in the moment.... Thanks Susan!

[The Original Accidental Pren-her]

It moved me like that, too, Linda. It's the most inspiring video I've seen this year.

[Jennifer Silvera]

Definite tears. It is so powerful to see someone do what they were meant to do.

[The Original Accidental Pren-her]

Just like you, Jennifer, are doing what you are meant to do with what you are offering to our world! Isn't it a nice feeling knowing that? Thanks for stopping by and leaving a post.

[Lisa Morelli]

This was wonderful- truly touching and a perfect example of what it feels like to be "on purpose". It is definately my experience that the universe lets us know when we're "on" and when we're "off". While I haven't had a standing ovation like the gentleman in the video clip, I too, have external validation that I am doing what I'm supposed to be doing. For me it comes in the form of finding (quite on accident) the perfect business partner and having my "work" satisfying, rewarding and feeling much more like play than work.

[The Original Accidental Pren-her]

Lisa, you describe perfectly what it feels like to be doing what you were "born to do," as Paul Potts says in this video. Then, the external validation reflects the inner knowing in the most delightful of ways. One of them being, work becomes fun, encounters with people are joyful, and you wake up each morning rarin' to go! I know you know that feeling. Thanks for stopping by, Lisa!